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"Mathew 13:36-43 "WEEDS AND WHEAT
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"Just as the weeds are collected now and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. There is no denying it. There is Supreme Justice. There is a Day of Judgment. You can believe it or not but it will happen. Karl Marx wrote that religion was "the opium of the people, of the oppressed." He was obviously wrong. In reality, ideologies, such as Marxism, are the opium of the people. They claim you can do whatever you want and not be concerned about a day of judgment. Who is fooling who? The Lord is clear in his warning; we will pay now and later for the sins we commit today.
A well known professor in Italy walked out of his classroom and never went back. Not out of disgust, but out of necessity. One day, some former students saw him at the corner of a major intersection with a hand-written sign. It read, "The sin you commit today, you will pay for now and later. He left education convinced that the greatest lesson he could teach his students was to teach them that sin is real and so are its consequences. Jesus reminds us, "Do not be afraid of the one who can kill the body. Rather, be afraid of the one that can kill both the body and the soul" (Mt 10:24-33).
The weeds are among us. Do what the Lord commands. Preach the Gospel of Life, the Gospel of Truth - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Make someone's day. Do not conceal the truth out of fear. Do not hesitate to speak in the light. Do not be ashamed to proclaim the Gospel from the housetops or from the street corners. "Everyone who acknowledges me, before others," says the Lord, "I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father (Mt 10:32). This morning I celebrated Mass in Rochester, New York, at a Carmelite Monastery. It was the feast day for Blessed Titus Brandsma, a priest of the Ancient Observance, he defied the anti-Catholic orders of the Nazi invaders of his native Holland and was sent to Dachau where he died. The greatest testimony of his life came from the same person who killed him by lethal injection, a weed turned into wheat. Sometimes it appears as though it is the wheat that gets burned, not the weeds. But that is the vail of the cross, where defeat appears to be imminent, but in reality it is the glory of God, the victory of the Cross, the empty tomb, the raising to glory of the Lord and all those who follow him. Titus Brandsma lives on and his enemies are dead and gone. Now that is worth all the attention in the world! And the bad press you'll get!
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By Tana Hoy
There are many ways for you to increase your psychic ability. One of them is through the use of a psychic ability amplification box. What is a psychic ability amplification box? A psychic ability amplification box is a box where your psychic energies are directed in order to create a tool that will aid significantly in increasing your psychic ability.
For this technique, you will need to have some ingredients prepared:
A small box with a lid
Any of these gemstones for enhancing your psychic ability: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Quartz Crystal, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli
A combination of any of these herbs: Honeysuckle, Thyme, Star Anise, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, Rose
Once all the listed ingredients are prepared, start creating your psychic ability amplification box using these steps:
1. Find a quiet location where you can spend some time in peace. Make sure all your ingredients are with you.
2. Sit down and place the ingredients in front of you. Relax your body and mind by closing your eyes and breathing slowly and deeply. Whenever you exhale, let go of all the thoughts you have. This will help you stay focused on the exercise.
3. Open your eyes once you feel fully relaxed. Start putting the herbs in the box. There is no need to fill it up completely; just place enough to cover the bottom of the box. Then, place the gemstone on the bed of herbs.
4. When your selected ingredients are already in the box, place your hands over it and close your eyes. You will imbue the box with your own psychic energy. To do this, visualize a soft purple light radiating from your hands, going down into the box. This energy is intent on heightening your psychic ability. As you are doing this, feel your mind opening up to your surroundings. Let this feeling of having a heightened awareness flow into the box as well.
5. When you are finished, imagine the light from your hands fading. When the light is completely gone, open your eyes. Cover the box and put it aside overnight. This is a time for the energy you poured to immerse with the herbs and stone's energies.
6. On the next night, open the box and meditate with it in front of you. Allow your mind to open and receive from your surroundings. Meditate for as long as you want. You can also repeat this every night. After each meditation, close the box and let the energies replenish.
7. The herbs can be replaced each month; just repeat the process of empowering them in your psychic ability amplification box.
Creating and using a psychic ability amplification box allows the natural powerful energies of the gemstone and herbs to complement your own psychic energy, magnifying and strengthening it in the process. Eventually, you will notice how other processes you do that involve the use of your psychic ability become easier. You will also notice that tuning in to the gemstones and herbs that you use are more natural and fluid since you are getting used to them.
By enhancing your psychic ability, you are opening yourself up not only to the spiritual realms and to higher knowledge, but to more benefits that flow into your life as well. After all, it is your psychic ability which opens you up to a world where you can make things happen for you.
About the Author:
Tana Hoy has shown many people how to develop their psychic ability. Go to his website to learn more about various methods for enhancing your own psychic ability.
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BBC News, 25 April 2013
The Women of the Wall say they have the right to pray out loud at the holy site
The Western Wall - a relic of the Biblical Temple compound - currently has separate sections where men and women are allowed to pray.
For several months, a group of women, dubbed the Women of the Wall, have held prayers in the female side, wearing traditional shawls and reading aloud from the Torah.
'LIBERATED THE WALL'
This has sparked outrage and protests from Orthodox groups, who say women should not perform the rituals.
On 11 April, five of the women were arrested and charged with disturbing the peace. A lower court had dismissed the charges and the women were freed, but the police appealed against this.
But on Thursday, Judge Moshe Sobel rejected the appeal, saying that the 2003 "did not ban the Women of the Wall from praying in any particular place" and that there was no "reasonable suspicion" that the women had broken laws relating to holy sites, Haaretz news agency reports.
He said police concerns that the women's actions could create a public disturbance was not grounds for arrest, as they had shown no signs of violence or being a security threat themselves.
Anat Hoffman, who chairs the women's group, said the ruling had "liberated the Western Wall for all Jewish people".
"We did it for the great diversity of Jews in the world, all of whom deserve to pray according to their belief and custom at the Western Wall," Haaretz quoted her as saying.
There was no immediate comment from police.
Correspondents say the dispute over the wall has become a symbol of the greater tensions in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews who abide by a very strict interpretation of Jewish law, and more modern Jewry.
".. For centuries you haven't been able to think past that box of what God must be like. So you create a Human-like God with wars in heaven, angel strife, things that would explain the devil, fallen angels, pearly gates, LISTS OF DOS AND DON'TS, AND MANY RULES STILL BASED ON CULTURES THAT ARE CENTURIES OLD. You create golden streets and even sexual pleasures as rewards for men (of course) - all Human perspective, pasted upon God. I want to tell you that it's a lot different than that. I want to remind you that there are those who have seen it! Why don't you ask somebody who has had what you would call a NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE? "
"SOME ISRAELIS QUESTION BENEFITS FOR ULTRA-RELIGIOUS"
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The ultra-Orthodox make up 10 percent of Israel's population"
" of 7.5 million, "but are increasing rapidly amid a growing backlash "
"to the privileges and "subsidies long granted to the ultra-religious."
"(RINA CASTELNUOVO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES")"
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THIRTEEN IS MY LUCKY NUMBER, SO TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR IN RAVENOUS READING STYLE, HERE ARE THE THIRTEEN Wren's favorite part of the job is training new Reboots, but her latest newbie is the worst she's ever seen. As a 22, Callum Reyes is practically human. His reflexes are too slow, he's always asking questions, and his ever-present smile is freaking her out. Yet there's something about him she can't ignore. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is given one last chance to get him in line-or she'll have to eliminate him. Wren has never disobeyed before and knows if she does, she'll be eliminated, too. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum.
The perfect soldier is done taking orders.
TRANSPARENT 5/21/13
X-Men meets "The Godfather"; in which an invisible girl has to stop her dad-an infamous crime lord-from ruining her life.
On the run from her mind-controlling father, the infamously invisible Fiona McClean hides in a small town, hoping to finally rid herself of the crime world she has always known. But playing at "normal life" with a mother she hates, a brother she can't trust, and a boy she can't stand proves more difficult than she ever imagined. Soon her father is hot on her heels, and it's up to Fiona to protect not only her family, but the friends who've taught her that life doesn't have to be as lonely and cruel as she thought.
THE 5TH WAVE 5/7/13
"The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey."
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother-or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
WALKING DISASTER 4/16/13
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO LOVE? Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.
In "Walking Disaster", the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. Just when he thought he was invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.
Every story has two sides. In Jamie McGuire's "New York Times" bestseller "Beautiful Disaster," Abby had her say. Now it's time to see the story through Travis's eyes.
DARK TRIUMPH
Sybella arrives at the convent's doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge-but at a price. The convent views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?
ANTIGODDESS 9/13/13
Old Gods never die...
Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpetual health.
Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra-an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god.
These days, Cassandra doesn't involve herself in the business of gods-in fact, she doesn't even know they exist. But she could be the key in a war that is only just beginning.
Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don't just flicker out.
Every one of them dies in their own way. Some choke on feathers. Others become monsters. All of them rage against their last breath.
The Goddess War is about to begin.
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 8/15/13
"I prayed to Freddie about the Devil. I asked her to keep my hands out of his. I asked her to keep me safe from evil. But, for all my praying, the Devil still found me. He arrived on my front steps one summer and tried to take me back to Hell with him. "
Violet knows something is wrong with River, the crooked-smiling, coffee-loving liar renting the guesthouse behind her rotting mansion, where she lives alone with her twin brother. And Violet knows something is wrong with her town-kids hunting monsters in cemeteries, girls fainting outside old train tunnels, men cutting themselves in the town square.
But she doesn't care.
Violet's grandmother had warned her about the Devil, had talked about him often, as if he were a best friend, or an old lover. But she never told Violet that the Devil could be a dark-haired boy in vintage clothes who takes naps with you in the sun and likes old movies and has a deep sense of vengeance.
Violet's already so knee-deep in love she can't see straight.
And that's just how River likes it.
DOLL BONES 5/7/13
Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing with their action figure toys, imagining a magical world of adventure and heroism. But disaster strikes when, without warning, Zach's father throws out all his toys, declaring he's too old for them. Zach is furious, confused and embarrassed, deciding that the only way to cope is to stop playing... and stop being friends with Poppy and Alice. But one night the girls pay Zach a visit, and tell him about a series of mysterious occurrences. Poppy swears that she is now being haunted by a china doll - who claims that it is made from the ground-up bones of a murdered girl. They must return the doll to where the girl lived, and bury it. Otherwise the three children will be cursed for eternity...
THE INDIGO SPELL 2/12/13
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets-and human lives.
In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rockedSydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch-a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teachSydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her,Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood-or else she might be next.
INVISIBILITY 5/7/13
Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life - because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen's mother before Stephen was born. So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen's NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensues, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. But things don't go as planned, especially when Stephen's grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they're willing to make for Stephen to become visible - because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.
CLOCKWORK PRINCESS 3/19/13
Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the "New York Times" bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy comes to a close. If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it? The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. But let's face it the biggest question is who will Tessa end up with? Then there is also the question of Jem and if he will survive. This book is sure to be an emotional rollercoaster.
OF TRITON 5/28/13
Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she's a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena realm. Syrena law states all Half-Breeds should be put to death.
As if that's not bad enough, her mother's reappearance in the Syrena world turns the two kingdoms-Poseidon and Triton-against one another. Which leaves Emma with a decision to make: Should she comply with Galen's request to keep herself safe and just hope for the best? Or should she risk it all and reveal herself-and her Gift-to save a people she's never known?
Once again, Anna Banks infuses Emma and Galen's points of view with humor, intrigue, and waves of romance.
PERFECT SCOUNDRELS
Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting-or stealing-whatever they want.
No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale's family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother's billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there's no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won't let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother's will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company's fortune. So instead of being the heir-this time, Hale might be the mark.
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As an adjunct to Part 49 of the Rango series, I must give the Hoover Dam some more ink because there's more for us to glean. Some items of note come from the two sites I had linked for recommended resources. First up, a comment left on the blog: Lord Pakal Ahau's Maya Diaries, a response from the site admin to a simple complement.
I200908 SAYS: Wow, very nice. thank you!
THE PAKALIAN GROUP OF MEXICO SAYS: You're welcome! If you have the chance to visit Hoover Dam in 2012 do it...someone very dear to us will be transforming himself into a protogod at that place full of memories and imprints. Empower your tuning. Thanks for visiting our blog.
Pakalian Group of Mexico
2012: Oskar Hansen's Precession Design of Mayan Star Map - Hoover Dam Part I
Empower your tuning? That's interesting. Remember, this is where the "winged figures of the Republic" that I've been calling tuning fork angels (acoustic antennas) are found.
Although it's a little ambiguous, a little research turns up that the one called Lord Pakal Ahau is the "someone very dear to us" who is believed to "be transforming himself into a protogod at that place full of memories and imprints," which is the Hoover Dam. I was told by a journalist that nightly rituals are being held there, which may be I remember what I was doing that day, not because I've got a great capacity to recall every day of my life, but because that was a very special day! As I reported a couple days ago in A Watchman's Report - The Timeline, I was watching for the lawless one to be revealed in 2001, "while "Lord" Pakal Ahau was visiting Hoover Dam"! If you followed the url I offered to the archive site you would have seen a news entry for April 7. That was when the sign for the Bride was foreshadowed, an instance repeated exactly seven years later in a more amplified fashion. While I don't interpret this as a sign "Lord" Pakal Ahau will soon be revealed as the very lawless one, it's well worth noting this observation.
The Hoover Dam is a monument of gigantic scale and a devoted place of ritual worship of the ancient gods. "The most ancient of earth's temples and monuments were built to bring about the resurrection of the destroyed world of the gods." (Edfu temple texts, Egypt) I must add to that how that many modern constructions follow suit.
If you've been listening to what Tom Horn and Steve Quayle have been saying, and I recommend you do, you should find the content on this blog I'm referencing somewhat familiar.
From: Who is Lord Pakal Ahau of Palenque?
"He was born on August 22, 1952 (Maya Calendar 12.16.18.14.2 1 Ik 5 Yaxk'in) under the constellation of Leo (Regulus Star) at the same time French-born archaeologist Dr. Ruz L'huillier entered to the mysterious sarcophagus of King Hanab Pakal and moved the Reincarnation Lid to unveil King Pakal's mummy, fulfilling the Ancient Mayan Prophecy of the Temple of the Inscriptions since its final construction in 683 CE, that the last Solar Child of Palenque would be born to seal the Gate of the Stone Time in 2012 in a world of believers and non-believers."
"It is said in the 2012 Prophecy that he will enter to the Underworld Kingdom of Xibalba with the rest of mankind during the Cosmic Alignment of 2012. This prophecy has also been documented in the Popol Vuh, the From this post on the site comes an ominous declaration. 2012: CDC Zombie Apocalypse - Emergency Preparedness Warning "NOTES FROM THE EDITOR: Here's an interesting quote that Lord Pakal Ahau made on August 12, 2010 for this blog. He said, "I WORSHIP THE DIVINE LIGHT THAT COMES FROM THE SHADOWS. WHEN THE DEMONS ARRIVE IN 2012 THOSE ALIVE WOULD BE BETTER OFF DEAD." What does he know about this zombie apocalypse that we don't know yet? I think his Mayan vision is scary!"
I recommend you actually visit the blog, where you'll find another post with a poster image modified by "Lord" Pakal Ahau that declares, "In 2012 No One Will Hear You Scream." His latest declares boldly, "You Shall See Darkness. "Hints like this are dropped all over the blog. What is intended is more than the transformation of a man into a protogod, it's something resembling a zombie apocalypse, and further suggested as possibly extraterrestrial in nature.
If there is something to that, at least the appropriate official agency of the government responsible for the Hoover Dam monument and temple (and AllSpark/Alcyoneus hypercube?) will be able to claim that we were sufficiently warned in advance. CDC Blog - Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
I'm not making light of this. This seems to be on some level what the Great Seal and other emblems of this nation have been concealing and revealing. Tom Horn has been writing and speaking about many of these things for years. Apollyon Rising 2012 and PETRUS ROMANUS (Pt 16) are recommended reads. The symbols and centers for occult ritual aren't only in Washington DC and the Vatican. Steve Quayle and others have been popularizing the notion of a zombie apocalypse, based upon the testimony of many diverse people over many years. I've observed validating evidence in many symbols embedded in our culture, the subjects of this blog for two years, going on three.
I'll explain more in future posts, Lord willing, but I doubt that a black awakening (Russ Dizdar) and a flood/counterflood event resembling a zombie apocalypse is coming before 2014. Then, however, yes indeed, I do expect an event bringing that kind of trouble. There's a lot here to consider and it takes some time and effort to collate, assess and publish what the Lord is bringing forth. If you think there's something here to be concerned about, seek the Lord and devote yourself to obedience with the focus of a runner who's not starting a marathon.
I want to comment on the secret identity of the national eagle featured at the Hoover Dam in the dedication area, a central figure of our Federal branding. The way of occult symbols is that, ultimately, most are interpreted simply at their basic level. I believe this eagle represents Satan himself and his incarnation in the Beast. He is the feathered serpent and sun god, known by many names. The many layers of interpretation assigned to eagles serves to confuse and obfuscate, to conceal the most valuable truth. Those truths really do need to be hidden because decent and common folk just wouldn't abide with plans of the symbol makers if what their symbols really meant was understood. So it is with the American Eagle. Some say it's really a phoenix. I'll accept that, but I believe there's yet another level that's closely
"These Children of the Sun adore the Plum`ed Serpent, who is the messenger of the Sun. He was the God Quetzalcoatl in Mexico, Gucumatz in Quich'e; and in Peru he was called Amaru. From the latter name comes our word America. Amaruca is, literally translated, 'Land of the Plum`ed Serpent.' The priests of this God of Peace"[that Plum`ed Serpent or flying dragon]," from their chief centre in the Cordilleras, once ruled both Americas. All the Red men who have remained true to the ancient religion are still under their sway. One of their strong centres was in Guatemala, and of their Order was the author of the book called Popol Vuh. In the Quich'e tongue Gucumatz is the exact equivalent of Quetzalcoatl in the Nahuatl language; quetzal, the bird of Paradise; coatl, serpent-'the Serpent veiled in plumes of the paradise-bird'!
Manly P Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, 602.
The way I see it, the Amaruca Eagle is known as Q'uq'umatz and Tohil among the K'iche' Maya. It's the ancient feathered serpent, the biblical dragon and his incarnation.
If you would like to argue that neither we nor our founding fathers were children of the sun, anyone familiar with the sun cult at the Vatican and their Jesuit settlers (and the complicit daughters of Babylon), the obelisk and dome/womb in our national capital, the great seal, etc, etc, etc... would present some pretty solid evidence that we are just such a nation that has long been dominated by the children of the sun. We simply haven't admitted it. The eagle is the bird associated with Zeus. Didn't our POTUS celebrate his nomination in a model of the Altar of Zeus? Doesn't he still brand himself with a sun wheel, that ancient and enduring emblem of the worshipers of the sun god? That would be, yes, and yes.
At the Hoover Dam, the star Alcyone is identified as central to whatever it is that's really going on there. Is the Alcyoneus identity another alias for the Amarucan Eagle pictured?
Let's give what the designer, Oskar Hansen, had to say about the design elements some further consideration.
"The building of Hoover Dam belongs to the sagas of the daring. The winged bronzes which guard the flag, therefore, wear the look of eagles. To them also was given the vital upward thrust of an aspirational gesture; to symbolize the readiness for defense of our institutions and keeping of our spiritual eagles ever ready to be on the wing."
Hoover Dam History - Artwork
The upward thrust of an aspirational gesture. Is that, like, raising the dead or ascending through a portal? What kind of institutions need to be defended there? The tuning fork angels wear the look of eagles. There are spiritual eagles that are ready to be on the wing. There's a huge eagle with a shield and arrows right before them, apparently ready to be on the wing. Armed for battle, even. The Mayan "Lord" Pakal Ahau has a banner image on his blog that pictures a man wearing a metal helmet, displaying also his motto, "The Sun is my strength and my shield forever." Interpreting what I see he's got people who already worship him, as even a warrior who expects to become a protogod in another 8 months, with a raising of the dead and reigning terror in something resembling a zombie apocalypse. Plus, he's basically in parallel with our federal government.
Ominous. Very ominous.
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A WALK-THROUGH for ERIC THE UNREADY from LEGEND
ReadMe.1st
This walkthrough assumes that you've tried each section first
and have at least made your own maps (use the F6 key), so that you
don't need specific directions to go somewhere: eg. Go east, go
north, kiss pig, etc.
The adventure is made easier in that items which are no longer
useful are conveniently removed from your inventory after each
section.
Be sure to collect and read the newspaper after each part.
Kissing Pig
You need the rope from the barn to descend into the pit. For a
laugh, EAT SHIT. Also get everything from the medicine chest
beforehand. You'll need to use one of these items on the pig.
Next Day
Wait until your squire gets you out of your armour. Attend the
meeting at the Union Hall. Go to the armoury and answer the copy
protection questions to get the cloak. Look in its pocket. Go back
to your barracks and get the helmet. At the pond, fill the helmet
with water. Go to the palace and talk to the guard. Get the
kindling from the fireplace. Go outside and plant the bean in the
garden. Water it. Climb the beanstalk. After the briefing by Bud
the Wizard, take the magic coin and go to the torch vendor's. Then
enter the ice cream parlour and talk to the boy. Make a fire,
accept his earmuffs and wear them. Buy the float. Pay the bard to
recite the epic and wait. Take him to the palace. Wait, then go
upstairs and eavesdrop. Downstairs, wait until the fight breaks
out. Outside, pull the banana from the stone. After another
briefing from Bud (make a note of the five items of your quest,
and WHERE you need to use them), go to the pond and follow his
instructions regarding the banana.
In Quest of the Pitchfork
Check out the graveyard, then get past the tree to the west by
giving it some refreshment. Move branches to reveal the trapdoor.
Descend, open the mailbox (memories of Zork I!) and get the prize
offer. Go to the rock shop and get your free gift. Use it to break
into the house. Pull the rug and open the trap door. Get the beard
from the trophy case. Go upstairs, and search the bones to get the
ID. Go to the publishing house and give the prize offer to the
dwarf. Go outside, wear the beard, kneel, and go in and try again.
Go to the rock shop and get the starter rock. Wander around until
someone gives you a coin. Win the memory game to get the catapult.
Load it with the starter rock. Get on the ferris wheel, pull the
lever and push the green button. At the top, shoot the red button
with the catapult. Stand and get the pitchfork. Tie the cord to
the roots and jump. Now go back to the house and go to the top.
Drop the rock, stand on it and go through the hole.
In Quest of the Wrench
Enter the inn and talk to the keymaker. Talk to Bruce. Read the
book the bard gave you and give Bruce the coupon. Listen to the
conversation and order what they keep arguing about. At the
castle, go north. Get the berries. Go northwest. Use your last
medication on the attack turtles. Go to the stables and give the
drink to the two-headed oaf. Take the root. Go to the top and
light the root. Go down and use the torch to melt the wax. Press
the blob on the key to make an impression. Take the impression to
the keymaker. Go back with the key, unlock the door and play
Jeopardy. You may need to play it twice to win.
In Quest of the Steak
Listen carefully to the offensive acts that the herald recites.
Go in. Attend the reciting of the legend and Lily's show at the
auditorium. Go to the shooting gallery and shoot until you win a
few prizes. Note what distracts the guy in charge. Visit the elf
and talk to the musician who comes along eventually. Go to the
Pavilion of Tomorrow. Take the rubber band and leech. Take the
marble. Pull the shade. Take the marble. Put the rubber band on
the snake. Take the marble. Put the cord on the aardvark. Take the
marble. Stand on the floorboard. Take the marble. Visit the
jugglers at the auditorium and give them the leech. Wear the
gloves and climb the maypole. Visit Lily. Take the weed and give
it to the musician. Wear the shades and play the elf's game. Go to
the Fool's Guild and play with the whoopee cushion or something so
that they give you a fool's cap to wear. Perform an offensive act.
Annoy the boy until he gives you an apple. Give the apple to the
chef and take his apron. Give the guy in charge of the shooting
gallery the woodcuts to distract him while you make off with a
crossbow. Leave the fair and attack the dragon. You have to
predict where the target will move to next before you fire. Take
everything.
In Quest of the Crowbar
Read the paper over the past few days and make a note of the two
items about unicorns. Note the sad story in today's paper. Do what
the guy in the paper did to annoy the unicorn. On the branch, take
the leaf. Go to the temple. Take the robe, wear it and look in its
pocket. Ring the fourth bell. Show the paper to the virgin and
give her the hanky. Wait. Once outside, put the hanky and leaf in
the bowl. Take the chow. Ring the fourth bell again. Once in the
room with the virgins, talk to them. Go into the sanctuary and
wear the ring. Get in the vat. Wait until a virgin comes in.
Uncloak and talk to the virgin. See what eventually happens to
her. Cloak. When another virgin enters, give her the book to read.
Enter the mouth in her place. Talk to the god working on the hole.
Note his problem and the fact that he has a bottle opener. Check
out the Goddess of Beauty and visit and talk to the God of the
North Wind. Listen carefully to his complaints. Note that it's his
birthday. Take the note and deliver it to Morty, by showing it to
Clio. Give what he gives you to the repairgod. Get some nectar. Go
to the Library and borrow
pulling on its tail. Go back to the pond and get the golden key.
Visit the forgetful god and give him the nectar repeatedly. Get
the egg. Now follow the ritual described in the book. At the top
of the mountain, use the Golden Key.
In Quest of the Bolt Cutters
Read what the newspaper has to say about roddenberries. Check
out the crew and talk to the captain. Give the berries to Zulu.
Once you take control of the ship, visit Milligan's Island. Take
the bottle and do the test. Relaunch the bottle and wait until it
returns. It may take more than one go to gain admission. Take the
umbrella. Go to the Pirate's Island and take their test. Get the
rum. Go to Monkey Island. Summon the banana the way Bud the Wizard
told you to, and give it to the monkey. Take the coconut. Go to
Lilliput. Put the coconut and umbrella on the belt. Afterwards,
examine the lever and pull it. Put the dragon on the belt. Go to
the island with the iceberg. Go to the Playroom and put the
coconut on the guillotine. Make the drink and return to Phantasy
Island.
At the Black Gate
Use the pitchfork on the pitch. Use the crowbar on the crow. Use
the steak on the black eye. Take the candygram! Use the bolt
cutters on the lightning. Turn the moon with the wrench. In the
turret, turn the hourglass on its side. Take the eyeballs and put
them in the sockets of the skull. Hoot. Answer the question (it's
reflected, so the answer must be too). In the passage, look at
what is right under the chain. In the dressing room, take the
makeup, read it and apply it to the chain in the passage exactly
half an hour before the wedding. Go back to the dressing room and
get on the broom. It may take more than one attempt to reach the
passage below the Great Hall. Open the trap door and come up under
the cake. Wait and watch events unfold. At the right time, give
the candygram to the witch. Take the princess and at the gates,
blow the whistle. That's it.
Enjoy!
Beowulf
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I am taking a real risk here.
I know so very many adults with deeply ingrained trust issues. I count myself among them still. I'm not sure if I can count on people, or even on God.
I think it starts when we're little.
Our parents, wanting to control our behavior - to give us some sort of motivation for "being good" - tell us that if we aren't good, this or that fictitious character won't come to give us presents, or money, or easter eggs. External motivations for good behavior amount to one thing and one thing only: RELIGION. Dress it up any way you like it, it's either earning brownie points, or it's behaving in such a way as to avoid punishment. And... it's wrong. Because once the myth is exposed - and it is ALWAYS exposed - then the young heart learns that trusting in something or someone hurts in the end. And it hurts a LOT.
Yes, even the "Christian" myth. Oh I can hear you now - Christianity isn't a myth. I know that. But we Christians have made it into a religion - and religion is candy-coated myth. What I mean is that we have made what is supposed to be a relationship with God into something that has to do with doing all the right things, saying all the right words, in order to either gain brownie points with God (so He'll do what we want Him to do) or to avoid getting slammed by Him (i.e., to avoid being punished.)
If that is all there is to it, count me out.
Thankfully though, I've been learning that that's not what it's about at all. It's about a relationship built on His love, and our gratitude and trust.
Telling children that something that's make-believe is real... is lying to them, setting them up to be hurt, and setting parents up to be mistrusted down the road. I know it's "magical" to see their eyes light up - but is that really worth it to risk crushing their spirits later on? Can we not make "behaving" about pleasing a loving someone (i.e., the parent) that they are in a relationship with? Would it kill us to build that relationship with our kids instead of relying on a fantasy to keep them in line?
I'm not saying we can't teach our kids about Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, or the Easter Bunny. I'm saying that we can tell them that it's a story that is fun to pretend about. Like a game they pretend about in the back yard. That way, when we tell them that God is real and we live in relationship with Him so they can see it, they'll be able to tell the difference... and be able to trust.
Source: http://asatru-religion.blogspot.com
Not a free spell as such, but I thought it would be a good time to include how psychic powers can assist you in your spell making.
Many people keep witchcraft and psychic abilities completely separate but I feel that this is a waste of, what combined, can be a very potent force. You can, in my mind, double the impact of your spells by tuning into your extrasensory side.
Undoubtedly psychic development is a course in itself so I will not attempt to go into that here. But if you feel that you have a gift or are interested in using instincts or imagery to power up your spells, here's a few starting points to get you thinking.
1) Firstly, let your intuition guide you towards the direction your spells should be taking. Has someone been in your thoughts a lot lately? Maybe a spell to send them increased luck or comforting would be good.
2) When writing and casting your spells, add that you would like the subject of the spell to visit your dreams. For example, if you want love you can ask that you increase the connection by dreaming of your heart's desire. :)
3) Use relevant tarot cards in your rituals. Seeking a good marriage? Try including the 4 of Wands in your spell. Could do with some good luck? Bring in the Wheel of Fortune!
4) Ask your guides to join forces with you and send you their love and energy to assist you in making your spell a success. Don't forget to thank them afterwards.
5) Use clairvoyant powers to adapt your spells. Dedication to your spell is great, but being too rigid is not. Do not ignore your inner voice if it is telling you that the outcome will not be as you want it to be. Meaning? I have often seen people try to use spell craft to get someone to change, eg. A wayward boyfriend or cheating spouse. Deep down we often know that this is impossible but wishful thinking spurs us on nevertheless. Don't fall into that trap. Let your intuition guide you and instead redirect the spell to bring the love you deserve into your life.
Hope this helps you to bring something extra into your spell work.
Fran
Fran's Free Spells :)
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"DO YOU NOT KNOW, MUHAMMAD, THAT LYING IS MY DOING, THAT I WAS THE FIRST TO LIE, AND THAT WHOEVER LIES IS MY FRIEND AND WHOEVER SWEARS FALSELY IN ALLAH'S (SWT) NAME IS MY BELOVED? DO YOU NOT KNOW, MUHAMMAD, THAT IN ALLAH'S (SWT) NAME I SWORE TO ADAM AND EVE (AS). 'FOR ALLAH'S SAKE, SURELY I AM ONE OF YOUR SINCEREST ADVISORS.' THE LYING OATH IS THE JOY OF MY HEART; SLANDER AND DEFAMATION ARE MY FRUITS AND MY DELIGHT; AND BEARING FALSE WITNESS BRINGS PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION TO MY EYE.
"HE WHO SWEARS DIVORCE IS ON THE BRINK OF SIN, EVEN IF HE DOES SO ONLY ONCE, OR ACTS IN GOOD FAITH. THE WIFE OF HIM WHOSE TONGUE HAS GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO DIVORCE IS FORBIDDEN TO HIM; BUT THEY DO NOT CEASE TO BEGET CHILDREN UNTIL THE RESURRECTION DAY, AND ALL OF THOSE WILL BE CHILDREN OF ADULTERY AND WILL ENTER THE FIRE FOR THE SAKE OF A WORD.
"MUHAMMAD, IN YOUR COMMUNITY THERE ARE THOSE WHO POSTPONE THE PRAYER AN HOUR OR SO. EVERY TIME HE WANTS TO RISE FOR PRAYER, I STAND BY HIM AND WHISPER WICKED SUGGESTIONS TO HIM AND TELL HIM, '"
"THERE IS STILL TIME; YOU ARE BUSY,' UNTIL HE PUTS OFF THE PRAYER AND PERFORMS IT AT OTHER THAN ITS APPOINTED TIME, FOR WHICH IT IS FLUNG BACK IN HIS FACE. IF HE DEFEATS ME I SEND TO HIM ONE OF THE DEVILS OF MANKIND TO DELAY HIM BEYOND THE TIME FOR PRAYER, AND IF HE DEFEATS ME IN THAT, I LEAVE HIM ALONE UNTIL HE IS PRAYING AND THEN SAY TO HIM, 'LOOK TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT.'"
" SO HE LOOKS, AND AS HE DOES SO I STROKE HIS FACE WITH MY HAND, KISS HIM BETWEEN THE EYES AND TELL HIM, 'SURELY YOU HAVE DONE WHAT CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN.' AND YOU YOURSELF KNOW, MUHAMMAD, THAT ALLAH (SWT) FLINGS BACK IN HIS FACE THE PRAYER OF ONE WHO KEEPS LOOKING AROUND AS HE PERFORMS IT.
"IF HE DEFEATS ME IN THE PRAYER AND IS PRAYING ALONE, I TELL HIM TO HURRY; HE PECKS AT THE PRAYER LIKE A ROOSTER PECKS AT SEEDS, AND RUSHES THROUGH IT. IF HE DEFEATS ME AND IS PRAYING IN A GROUP, I HOLD HIM BACK WITH A BRIDLE, RAISE HIS HEAD BEFORE THE IMAM AND LOWER IT BEFORE THE IMAM. "
"AND YOU YOURSELF KNOW, MUHAMMAD, THAT THE PRAYER OF ONE WHO DOES THAT COUNTS FOR NOTHING, AND ON THE RESURRECTION DAY ALLAH (SWT) WILL TURN HIS HEAD INTO THAT OF AN ASS.
"AND IF HE DEFEATS ME IN THAT, I TELL HIM TO CRACK HIS KNUCKLES DURING THE PRAYER, SO THAT HE BECOMES ONE OF MY WORSHIPERS AS HE PRAYS. AND IF HE DEFEATS ME IN THAT I BLOW INTO HIS NOSE UNTIL HE YAWNS WHILE HE PRAYS, AND IF HE DOES NOT PUT HIS HAND OVER HIS MOUTH THE DEVIL ENTERS HIS STOMACH, MAKING HIM INCREASINGLY GREEDY FOR AND FOND OF THINGS OF THE WORLD, AND ATTENTIVE AND SUBMISSIVE TO ME.
"AND IS THERE ANY FELICITY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY WHILE I ORDER THE POOR TO STOP PRAYING, TELLING HIM, 'PRAYER IS NOT YOUR OBLIGATION, BUT RATHER THE OBLIGATION OF HIM TO WHOM ALLAH (SWT) HAS SHOWN FAVOR,' AND TELLING THE SICK, 'STOP PRAYING; IT IS NOT YOUR OBLIGATION, BUT RATHER THE OBLIGATION OF HIM WHOM ALLAH (SWT) HAS FAVORED WITH GOOD HEALTH, FOR ALLAH ALMIGHTY HAS SAID: "
"THERE IS NO FAULT IN THE SICK."3 WHEN YOU RECOVER YOU WILL PRAY AS YOU SHOULD,' SO THAT HE DIES AS AN APOSTATE. AND WHEN HE DIES HAVING ABANDONED PRAYER IN HIS ILLNESS, HE MEETS ALLAH ALMIGHTY AND ALLAH (SWT) IS DISPLEASED WITH HIM.
"IF I HAVE LIED OR DIGRESSED, MUHAMMAD, ASK ALLAH (SWT) TO TURN ME INTO ASHES. CAN YOU REJOICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, MUHAMMAD, WHEN I HAVE DIVERTED A SIXTH OF IT FROM THE PATH OF ISLAM?
"CURSED ONE," ASKED THE PROPHET (PBUH), WHO IS YOUR TABLE COMPANION? THE USURER. AND WHO IS YOUR FRIEND? THE FORNICATOR. AND YOUR BEDFELLOW? THE DRUNKARD.
"WHO IS YOUR GUEST? THE THIEF. AND WHO IS YOUR ENVOY? THE SORCERER. WHAT IS REFRESHING TO YOUR EYE? HE WHO SWEARS DIVORCE. AND WHO IS YOUR BELOVED? THE ONE WHO ABANDONS THE FRIDAY PRAYER.
"CURSED ONE," SAID THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH (PBUH), "WHAT BREAKS YOUR BACK? THE WHINNYING OF THE HORSES IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH (SWT). AND WHAT WASTES AWAY YOUR BODY? THE REPENTANCE OF THE CONTRITE.
"AND WHAT INFLAMES YOUR LIVER? FREQUENT SEEKING OF ALLAH'S (SWT) FORGIVENESS BY NIGHT AND DAY. WHAT EMBARRASSES YOU? GIVING ALMS IN SECRET. WHAT BLURS YOUR VISION? THE DAWN PRAYER. WHAT BRIDLES YOUR HEAD?
"FREQUENT PRAYER IN A GROUP. AND WHO, ACCORDING TO YOU, IS THE HAPPIEST OF MEN? HE WHO DELIBERATELY ABANDONS PRAYER. AND WHICH MEN, ACCORDING TO YOU, ARE THE MOST WRETCHED? THE THRIFTY. WHAT DISTRACTS YOU FROM YOUR WORK?
"THE COUNCILS OF THE LEARNED. AND HOW DO YOU EAT? WITH THE FINGERS OF MY LEFT HAND. WHERE DO YOU GO TO SHELTER YOUR SONS IN TIMES OF FIERY WINDS AND SANDSTORMS? UNDER THE FINGERNAILS OF MEN." THEN THE PROPHET (PBUH) ASKED, "HOW MANY NEEDS HAVE YOU ASKED YOUR LORD TO GRANT YOU? TEN THINGS. AND WHAT ARE THEY, CURSED ONE?
"I ASKED HIM TO LET ME SHARE IN THE WEALTH AND CHILDREN OF THE SONS OF ADAM (AS), SO HE MADE ME THEIR ASSOCIATE WHEN HE SAID: 'AND SHARE WITH THEM IN THEIR WEALTH AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND PROMISE THEM. BUT SATAN PROMISES THEM NAUGHT, EXCEPT DELUSION."
"5 I FEED ON ANY ILL-GOTTEN FORTUNE, AND ALSO ON ANY SOURCE OF SUSTENANCE ASSOCIATED WITH USURY OR OTHER FORBIDDEN PRACTICES, ON ANY WEALTH FROM WHICH HE DOES NOT SEEK PROTECTION FROM SATAN THE CURSED, AND ON ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SEEK PROTECTION DURING INTERCOURSE. WHEN HE ENTERS HIS WIFE THE DEVIL ENTERS WITH HER, AND THE CHILD IS BORN ATTENTIVE AND SUBMISSIVE TO ME. AND WHOEVER RIDES THE BEAST OF BURDEN IN SEARCH OF ANYTHING NOT PERMISSIVE HAS ME FOR A COMRADE, AS IN THE WORD OF THE ALMIGHTY: 'AND RALLY AGAINST THEM THY HORSEMEN AND THY FOOT.'"6"
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EAGLE's medicine includes courage, spirit.
"EAGLE, CARRY ME INTO THE SKY,
TO RISE ABOUT MY DOUBTS.
SET ME FREE TO REACH MY SOUL'S DESIRE."
Eagle rises above everything, he is ambitious and reaches for the stars. Eagle is thought of as being the closest to the Creator. He flies above the material things to see the spiritual. This gives Eagle a great amount of insight and Spiritual Wisdom.
An Eagle person is tenacious, in control, and very brave. They often "rise above" the chaos below them to reach spiritual solace. As long as Eagle follows his intuition, he will be heading in the right direction.
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"You shall have no other gods before me. "EXODUS 20:3
"Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. "1 JOHN 5:21
God considers worship of anything other than Himself idolatry! Look at the following verse:
"When you follow the desires of your sinful nature (your heart), your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure, idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group". GALATIANS 5:19-20 (NLT, author's emphasis)
Each of us struggles with the horrendous sin of idolatry on a daily basis. As Galatians 5 tells us, idolatry is a desire of our sinful nature. It is reflected in our choices, our words, our use of time, and how we spend our money. In our culture we tend to think of idolatry as an eastern religious system such as Buddhism or Hinduism, or as pagan worship of the trees and animals. But the truth is, idolatry is not only bowing down to statues, it is anything that means more to you than God does. It is manifested when getting what you want has becomes more important than what God desires for you. Simply put, anything that you are loving, desiring, or serving more than God is an idol of the heart.
We are constantly being tempted to sin in this manner. While many technological advances exist in the world, including new things to idolize and worship, Satan uses the same tricks and methods to bait the trap that he has employed since the Garden of Eden.
Our idolatry takes many forms. Some people idolize money and possessions.
"People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. "1 TIMOTHY 6:9 (NIV)
"Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. "LUKE 12:15 (NIV)
Others idolize people such as celebrities, sports figures, and musicians. Look at the popularity of the program AMERICAN IDOL and the millions of people who watch each week and vote for their "idol."
Criminal rap artists are held in high esteem by the younger generation; the actions of high-priced athletes (who once were lauded for their abilities on the playing field but now are notorious for their antics off the field) are being emulated by high school players.
I have known mothers who idolize their children by building a child-centered home. These children grow up believing they are the center of the world and expect others to cater to their every need and whim-to be idolized by someone else once mom and dad are gone.
The bottom line is simple-we were born to worship. We have been created to worship God, but our sinful lusts have driven us to worship and idolize the things of the world.
Are you beginning to see how perhaps some of the things we struggle with are from an idolatrous and self-centered heart?
Along the way of our life we came to believe that we needed certain things or people to "make us happy": for some of us it is success or security, for others it is acceptance, and still for others it is being motivated by fear. It's a type of fear of not succeeding or being accepted or secure.
These motivations spurred on by the desires of the heart have born exactly the kind of fruit you would expect- awful. If this were not so, people would not be seeking counseling!
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El tema de la brujer'ia siempre ha tenido fanaticos al rededor del mundo, miles y miles, ahora tenemos los fans la opcion de ir a museos a ver lo que en esas 'epocas, consideraban como brujer'ia.
No tengo idea de como se vea este tema en Asia, pero tanto en Am'erica y Europa, es punto y aparte, m'as all'a de las famosas Brujas de Salem.
No he podido encontrar m'as informaci'on sobre el Museo en Francia e Islandia en espa~nol, espero poder complementar m'as esta informaci'on pr'oximamente.
Museo de la Brujer'ia en Segovia, Espa~na
Momias, reliquias, f'ormulas m'agicas y venenos son algunas de las inquietantes piezas que se exhiben en el "Antiguo Museo de Brujer'ia", que ha abierto sus puertas en Segovia, de forma permanente, con el objetivo de mostrar una parte del oscuro mundo de la nigromancia y la brujer'ia.
El museo, ubicado en pleno coraz'on del centro hist'orico de Segovia y a apenas 200 metros de la Catedral, muestra la colecci'on de 300 piezas de brujer'ia tradicional de la Europa mediterr'anea y central datadas entre los siglos XVI al XX, pertenecientes a un coleccionista italiano denominado "Se~nor Alessandro".
Hasta su llegada definitiva a Segovia, la exposici'on tuvo car'acter itinerante y se ha podido ver en cerca de medio centenar de ciudades en Espa~na, Italia, Portugal, Holanda y M'exico con un gran 'exito de p'ublico, seg'un sus promotores. Alessandro Alviani, responsable de la empresa Grupo Atrox, gestora de la colecci'on, explic'o que tras varios a~nos de itinerancia se busc'o "una capital que pudiera ser la sede definitiva para el museo, y elegimos Segovia tanto por su historia como por su indudable atractivo tur'istico".
Asimismo, indic'o que la elecci'on del local que alberga el museo "tambi'en ha sido la m'as correcta, ya que en su s'otano se encontraba un antiguo asentamiento jud'io en el que hab'ia varios enterramientos de hombres y ni~nos que hu'ian de la persecuci'on tras la expulsi'on decretada a finales del siglo XV".
La muestra tiene como eje argumental el diario del "Se~nor Alessandro", escrito entre 1930 y 1940, en el que iba relatando las curiosidades, rarezas y hallazgos que hoy forman parte de este museo y que han dado lugar a seis distintos apartados relacionados con el mundo de la magia y la brujer'ia.
Ente las piezas m'as destacadas del museo est'a la cabeza disecada del vampiro Oktavius Von Bergengruen, as'i como la legendaria "Piedra del Valle", una estalactita hallada en el noroeste de Italia en 1929, cuya forma se asemeja a la de un cr'aneo humano agarrada por una mano.
El museo cuenta con una peque~na colecci'on de instrumentos de tortura utilizados por la Santa Inquisici'on para hacer confesar a los acusados de brujer'ia o bien para ejecutar a aquellas personas condenadas por este delito.
Entre estos instrumentos se encuentran la "silla inquisidora" -un banco con p'uas de acero en su asiento en el que se sentaba a los acusados- o un "sambenito" del siglo XVI, t'unica con la que se vest'ia a los acusados cuando iban a ser ejecutados despu'es de un auto de fe.
Adem'as, el museo cuenta con una importante selecci'on de venenos, alucin'ogenos y afrodis'iacos utilizados por las brujas en la elaboraci'on de pociones, compuestos en su mayor'ia por plantas como la mandr'agora, la belladona, el cardamomo o la madreselva.
LA CABEZA DISECADA DE ESTA FOTO, ES DEL SUPUESTO VAMPIRO OKTAVIUS VON BERGENGRUEN
Alessandro Alviani asegur'o que el objetivo de este nuevo museo es "mostrar a la luz lo que siempre ha estado en la oscuridad, con el 'unico inter'es de mostrar los aspectos hist'oricos y antropol'ogicos de este mundo sin fomentar el aspecto morboso ni truculento".
Museo de las Brujas de Salem, Estados Unidos
Este Museo nos cuenta los sucesos que llevaron a juicio a ciento ochenta personas acusadas de brujer'ia en el pueblo de Salem el verano de 1692. Un tribunal las juzg'o r'apidamente; el proceso de Bridget Bishop, por ejemplo, la primera acusada, comenz'o el 2 de junio y el 10 de junio fue ejecutada.
Este sorprendente Museo nos espera con un espect'aculo de luz, sonido y figuras de tama~no natural que personifican la historia y los juicios de brujas de ese fat'idico a~no, examinando el fen'omeno que afect'o a un grupo de adolescentes, los estereotipos y mitos de la brujer'ia en el siglo XVII y su terrible consecuencia, la "caza de brujas".
La visita al Museo puede combinarse con un recorrido por las distintas ciudades que protagonizaron los hechos de brujer'ia del a~no 1692, abarcando todos las ciudades que son mencionadas en el juicio y en libros publicados posteriormente, comenzando por supuesto por Salem.
Salem, en Massachusetts, fue fundada por Roger Conant; una estatua de este personaje luce a la entrada del Museo de las Brujas y con frecuencia, debido a la imagen que representa, con capa y sombrero, es confundido con un participante de los juicios de Salem. Sin embargo, Roger Conant pertenec'ia a una tradicional familia de comerciantes de Clayton; fue contratado por una compa~n'ia pesquera para administrar sus asuntos en Cape Ann, la actual Gloucester; Conant decidi'o buscar un lugar permanente para la compa~n'ia en la desembocadura del r'io Naumkeag, y as'i naci'o la ciudad de Salem cuyo nombre evoca la palabra hebrea Shalom que significa paz.
Conant muri'o en 1679 y los juicios se realizaron en 1692. Despu'es de esto, Salem se convirti'o en una ciudad pr'ospera; en el siglo XIX se vio perjudicada por el desarrollo del transporte ferroviario que sustituy'o al mar'itimo, pero actualmente es una ciudad cosmopolita y fascinante.
Los juicios de Salem fueron y son una inagotable fuente de inspiraci'on para artistas y estudiosos. El escritor Arthur Miller revivi'o la historia como una alegor'ia del macartismo de mediados del siglo XX; la psic'ologa Linnda Caporael adjudic'o las extra~nas conductas de las adolescentes a la influencia del cornezuelo del centeno, un hongo que afecta a este y otros cereales y cuya ingesti'on provoca espasmos y alucinaciones; en 1992, el Premio Nobel de Literatura Elie Wiesel dedic'o una obra a los procesos de Salem. El Museo de las Brujas de Salem es uno de los principales atractivos tur'isticos de la ciudad.
El Museo de las Brujas en Navarra, Espa~na
El peque~no pueblo navarro de Zugarramurdi reabri'o el antiguo hospital como museo de la brujer'ia. El edificio, situado en el camino entre la localidad de 235 habitantes, y las cuevas que s'olo en 2009 recibieron 73.000 visitas, qued'o por fin visible y acondicionado de forma que ayuda a conocer y descubrir el fen'omeno de la brujer'ia las tradiciones y la represi'on inquisitorial del siglo XVII en la comarca de Xareta, integrada por Zugarramurdi y Urdax en Navarra y por Sara y Ainhoa en Francia.
El edificio, de tres plantas, es adem'as de centro de interpretaci'on de la brujer'ia oficina de turismo y promoci'on cultural y ecol'ogica en la zona. En la inauguraci'on participaron el consejero en funciones de Cultura de Navarra, Juan Ram'on Corpas, y el alcalde de Zugarramurdi, Jes'us Aguerre.
El museo cierra un camino que se abri'o hace m'as de cuatro a~nos y que sali'o adelante al recibir ayudas de la comunidad y de la Uni'on Europea. Su objetivo no es otro que el de servir de complemento a las cuevas y como centro de interpretaci'on de un fen'omeno que ha dado nombre y fama mundial a Zugarramurdi, pero del que quieren romper algunos mitos. Al frente de 'el est'a Ainhoa Aguirre, responsable de los recursos tur'isticos de la localidad.
Ella misma aclara que la idea del centro es ofrecer una visi'on de lo que ocurri'o en Zugarramurdi y
En una primera fase, se han abierto tres de las cuatro plantas del edificio. En la primera, junto a una sala de actos en la que se podr'a ver el audiovisual La caza de brujas y m'as adelante realizar charlas o actos culturales, se ha habilitado un mostrador de atenci'on al p'ublico, la oficina de turismo y una tienda. Tambi'en hay juegos interactivos sobre un mapa de la comarca de Xareta.
Ya en la primera planta, que como en la segunda se ha querido ambientar recreando , se ha incluido un en el que han quedado inscritos todos los nombres de las personas de la comarca relacionadas con el proceso inquisitorial y con el auto de fe de Logro~no, que supuso el mayor proceso de brujer'ia, con 7.000 causas. >
El Museo de la Brujeria, Berry, Francia
Esta en una granja un poco vieja, con 1.200 metros cuadrados de longitud, en la cual las brujas y brujos cobran vida en el famoso Museo de la brujer'ia.
El museo de la brujer'ia es un lugar, en el que se le rinde tributo a muchas historias que perduran al paso del tiempo, pasando de generaci'on en generaci'on, desde la 'epoca de la prehistoria hasta mediados del siglo XIX. Existe una gran cantidad de personas curiosas que se trasladan a este lugar durante todo el a~no, con el 'unico objetivo de visitar este museo y poder conocer sobre el pasado de las brujas, las cuales est'an meticulosamente reproducidas, por medio a los escenarios en donde se supone que vivieron, hace mucho tiempo. El lugar seleccionado para instalar este museo, no result'o casualidad, sino que Berry, el elegido, es famoso por todas sus historias e incluso su literatura en relaci'on al tema de las brujas y la hechicer'ia. El museo de la brujer'ia cuenta con salas dedicadas a: Druidas, Sombras, Duendes, Fantasmas.
Este museo se presenta como una nueva opci'on para los fan'aticos de este tipo de temas o simplemente para las personas que son curiosas, resulta una visita divertida y poco usual, definitivamente diferente dentro del recorrido por Francia.
El museo de Holmav'ik, Islandia
El museo en Holmav'ik, en la regi'on norte de Stradir, o museo de brujer'ia tiene gran acogida por el p'ublico dada la importancia que este 'arte' ha tenido a lo largo de la historia de Islandia. Egill SkallaGr'imsson y Svanur of Svansh'oll son los dos hechiceros m'as famosos del pa'is y decenas de personas fueron a la hoguera por "pactar con el diablo".
Los brujos eligiron esta regi'on para concentrarse debido a su situaci'on estrat'egica aislada de los centros m'as concurridos e importantes del pa'is.
Su creencia por criaturas m'agicas llega a tal punto que los islandeses cambiaron el proyecto de una carretera porque dec'ian que all'i viv'ian elfos.
Museo sobre la brujer'ia, Inglaterra
Este museo esta en Cornwall,y acoge la mayor colecci'on del mundo de objetos relacionados con la brujer'ia, en s'i, no esta solamente dedicado al tema en ese pa'is, pero si se centra bastante.
Fue creado en 1951, por Cecil Williamson en Castletown. Antes hab'ia tratado de instalarlo en Stratford-on-Avon, pero como en aquel lugar no les gustaba la idea de convivir con seres procedentes de realidades alternativas, impidieron su fundaci'on a base de obst'aculos burocr'aticos
En 1946 conoci'o en Londres a Gerald Gardner, disc'ipulo del c'elebre Aleister Crowley, y se asoci'o con 'el para diversos asuntos. Gerald Gardner est'a considerado hoy como el padre de la Wicca y, por lo que he visto, sus andanzas merecer'ian un cap'itulo aparte.
En 1948 Williamson adquiri'o el llamado Molino de las Brujas (Witches' Mill) en la Isla de Man y lo convirti'o en museo y restaurante. Gardner fue nombrado algo as'i como "brujo gerente". Gardner busc'o publicidad y logr'o convencer a varios peri'odicos y emisoras de radio y de televisi'on para que cubrieran las informaciones sobre brujer'ia. En esa misma 'epoca (1951) fue derogada la Witchcraft Act o Ley de la Brujer'ia (vigente desde 1735), por lo que 'esta empez'o a ponerse de moda.
Inicialmente Williamson quer'ia que el museo mostrara la forma de mirar el mundo desde el punto de vista de la brujer'ia, pero enseguida se dio cuenta de que lo que el p'ublico buscaba eran prodigios y empez'o a d'arselos. Gardner no estaba conforme con las exhibiciones de Williamson y con el tiempo la relaci'on entre ambos socios se fue deteriorando, en especial desde que el segundo le retir'o al primero una foto de una exposici'on.
Williamson decidi'o trasladar el museo a Inglaterra y en 1954 instal'o su colecci'on en Windsor. Pero la realeza y la brujer'ia se mostraron incompatibles y se vio obligado a mudarse de nuevo, esta vez a Bourton-on-the-Water (Cotswold). All'i, la comunidad cristiana no se mostr'o contenta con la llegada de lo que consideraban el Mal y el satanismo. Los aldeanos llevaron a cabo protestas frente al museo. Williamson recibi'o amenazas de muerte y encontr'o gatos muertos colgados de los 'arboles del jard'in. Un ala del museo fue incendiada intencionadamente. Era la hora de moverse otra vez.
Cecil Williamson se traslad'o definitivamente a Boscastle (Cornwall) y se mantuvo al frente del museo hasta su muerte, acontecida en 1996 a los noventa a~nos.
En agosto de 2004 el museo fue severamente da~nado por unas inundaciones.
El Museo de la Brujer'ia se organiza en categorias, como Adoraci'on del diablo y satanismo, C'irculos de piedra y lugares sagrados, Encantamientos y conjuros, Rituales m'agicos, etc. Posee adem'as una colecci'on de 3.000 libros sobre el tema.
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During last night's binding and banishing rite, bats suddenly appeared overhead just as I began to dance. You don't see many bats in the area, it was my first time ever seeing them outside of the mountains. They were small, delicate and beautiful and made the sweetest chirping sounds that echoed into the night. As I was dancing swiftly round the ring, they swooped and dived overhead, shadows against the dark blue sky. Wormwood and sage incense wafted around the yard, the cauldron fire was low and red and the spirits were on the move while I fell into the trance, dancing and spinning and diving like the bats who joined my rite from the first drum beat to the last. When the music stopped, the six or seven little winged things disappeared over the river, through the pines, into the distance.
Sometimes when you're crossing (traveling, journeying, hedgecrossing etc), you tumble down into an abyss before waking up on the otherside, sometimes it doesn't feel like anything at all but a standstill of moments and then a sudden rush. It's different for every witch I think. For me, when the balm or ointment helps alleviate the burden of connection to the physical world, I either dance or sit completely still, depending on what I'm going and where I am going.
I don't fear the violence anymore, the tearing, the beating, the feeling of being mentally rendered to bits. I don't have much fear about the process anymore. It's more of a thrilling sensation depending. You can't always control where you go, it's not really up to you. Sometimes the spirits seem to be leading you somewhere you need to be, or more importantly, where "they "want you to be. I take my wooden key with me, and whatever else I'll need to bring me home or protect me. Last night I took nothing with me but a silver chain that reminds me of this world and a piece of etched black slate, a message I would need to remember to deliver. The entire time I flew, I could still hear the echos of the bats, I think they flew with me.
When the bats left, I came back into myself and watched them fly away through the painful haze of my mind and body and spirit all coming back together. I've collected literature, research and articals on bats my entire life, hopeing to be visited by them someday. I don't know what it is about them, they're just so damned facinating to me. If I had thought to have a camera handy, I would have tried to get a picture of them as they glided as low as my shoulders. The bat in folk magic has long been associated with witchcraft, and utilized in folklore as remedies for everything from visibility to night-sight. Everyone remembers them being mentioned among the witches of Macbeth. In my culture, the bat is the herald of the un-rested or ghosts, and is a shape-shifter and trickster, like coyote is for Southwestern skins.
Whatever their reason for dancing with me during that dark rite, I'm happy to have made their acquaintanceship.
Interesting
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